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Board waives city EMS installment after fund balance of $521,106.60; approves Pathways opioid prevention contract
Summary
With the EMS Dedicated Fund balance at $521,106.60 as of July 15, 2026, supervisors voted to waive the October 2026 city installment; they also renewed a Pathways contract using Opioid funding for up to $17,901.10 and authorized up to $10,000 from the Opioid Fund for county prevention programming.
Chickasaw County supervisors recorded the EMS Dedicated Fund balance at $521,106.60 as of July 15, 2026 and voted July 20 to waive the cities’ October 2026 quarterly installment obligation that would have been triggered if the fund fell below the $750,000 threshold established by the 28E Agreement. The motion carried by unanimous roll call.
The board also approved renewing a contract with Pathways, funded from the Opioid Fund for FY26-27, to provide 250 hours of prevention staff time plus supervision and an opioid prevention media campaign, not to exceed $17,901.10. In addition, supervisors authorized up to $10,000 from the Opioid Fund for the Public Health Department’s opioid prevention program. The minutes list contract amounts and hours but do not provide a contract number or implementation schedule.
